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capillary

noun as in blood vessel

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noun as in vein

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Pink-tinted cavities - capillaries of the tooth that send blood into the teeth - would confirm what officers had suspected, that Karen's death had been caused by violence.

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By the end of the test, these different kidney cell types had assembled into a glomerular capillary wall and could efficiently filter molecules by size.

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Researchers hope these artificial capillaries will aid in the development of better snakebite treatments while lowering the dependence on animal models.

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There, they feed into a second network of capillaries that supply oxygen deeper into the tissue.

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That’s in part because consistent and frequent exercise prompts your body to form new capillaries.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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